Juneau, Alaska (KINY) Police Chief Ed Mercer honored two officers and two civilians at a special ceremony at the police station.

Officer Kirt Stage-Harvey was presented with the Lifesaving medal and Officer Aron Landry was given the Outstanding Police Service Medal. Both medals were related to the officer's actions from an incident on July 8th, 2018, which involved saving a female who had fallen into Gold Creek. The female was intoxicated, had an injury to her head and was unable to remove herself from the water.

Melinda Jackson and Kevin Poole were both presented with the Citizen's Award for Lifesaving. This award was given to them for their actions on June 30th, 2018, when a teenaged male was found to be in medical crisis at the Juneau International Airport. Melinda Jackson and Kevin Poole immediately went to the male and provided him with immediate life support assistance.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has sent a letter to the Senate and House Finance Committee chairs informing them that key departments within the State of Alaska are running out of money.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Partnership, Inc., the non-profit that raises funds to build the New Juneau Arts & Culture Center, or New JACC, has announced the completion of efforts to match a major donation from Coeur Alaska – Kensington Mine.